gyro vs rotating mechanism

gyro and rotating mechanism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gyro	Yes	No	No	No
rotating mechanism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rotating mechanism is a hypernym of gyro; that is, rotating mechanism is a word with a broader meaning than gyro:

gyro: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
rotating mechanism: a mechanism that rotates

gyro (noun)	rotating mechanism (noun)
rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction	a mechanism that rotates
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